Talk:Opiliones
From Academic Kids
The myth mentioned was actually tested by the MythBusters of the Discovery Channel. They found that the venom of daddy long legs is not more lethal than that of a Black Widow spider. Second, the fangs are long enough to pierce the skin. Third, actual intentional infliction of multiple bites caused no significant side effects for a human.
BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4555835.stm) has an interesting article on & photo of one of these in amber. Appartently, it will be pretty important to science.
